Session 11 Flashcards
(36 cards)
expect the unexpected = Anything may happen! {SW}
Ex: Food for thought: If you expect the unexpected, does that make the unexpected expected?
be prepared to deal with something surprising
something of ups and downs {SW}
Ex: Like most married couples, we’ve had our ups and downs. But in general life has been mostly kind to us.
a mixed experience with both negative and positive things
[it] hits somebody that … {SW}
Ex: It suddenly hit her that she would never see him again.
suddenly realize something
feel left out {SW}
Ex: My brother looks amazing. My dad also looks great. I felt left out.
feel sad, like you are excluded from a certain group
out of the question {SW}
Ex: Raising taxes was politically unthinkable. = For the homeless, private medical care is simply out of the question.
impossible, not to be considered
on top of [that] {SW}
Ex1: On top of all his financial problems, his wife left him.
Ex2: On top of this, several other benefits are being offered.
besides, in addition to
play for (a prize) {SW}
Ex: Next time we're playing for money or beer.talk about the prize of a competition
if one play one’s cards right/wrong {SW}
Ex: She played her cards wrong and is definitely losing the competition because of it.
employ the right/wrong strategies
have it in oneself to do something {SW}
Ex: You tell your boss to get lost? I don’t know you have it in you. Keep it up.
possess the (often unknown) ability to do something
bring out in {SW}
Ex: I’m very confident when I’m with him. He brings that out in me. He brings out the best in me.
cause somebody to show a particular kind of behavior or personality they do not normally show
use something as an excuse / make up an excuse {SW}
Ex: He asked me to hang out and then he made up an excuse and cancelled.
give a false reason for doing something
reach down and dig deep {SW}
Ex: I’ll do my best to reach down and dig deep and be more than what I am today.
use all of one’s remaining strength to accomplish something
the home stretch / straight {SW}
Ex: Our project is entering the home stretch.
the final stage of a competition
real quick {S}
Ex: I have to run to the store real quick.
quite briefly, for a short time
on the line = at risk and at stake {SW}
Ex1: He wouldn’t put his career on the line to help a friend.
Ex2: His job could be on the line if results do not improve.
at risk of losing or harming something
get back on one’s feet {SW}
Ex: I hope America can get back on her feet after the 9/11 disaster.
recover to or regain one’s former status or health
to bust through the finish line / to cross the finish line {SW}
Ex: When I busted through the finish line, it was the best feeling of accomplishment I ever felt.
reach the end of a race
put one’s mind to {SW}
Ex: Now he knows he can do anything if he just puts his mind to it.
to apply oneself; to exert a directed effort and focus on
love someone to death / to pieces {SW}
Ex: If you’re a wizard, you actually can hate someone to death.
love someone very much
It’s on the house {SW}
Ex1: The bartender actually gave me a beer on the house because she liked my Vietnamese accent.
Ex2: Let’s go to the pub. The first drink is on me.
the restaurant provides it for free
(something is) on someone / someone’s treat {S}
Ex: my treat! vs. Dutch!
someone who pays for something
Dutch! | go Dutch {SW}
Ex: go Dutch vs. Separate bills, please.
each person pays for their own bill
comfort food {SW}
Ex: Polish food for me is comfort food.
something you eat to make you feel better when you are upset or in distress
go back to one’s old way(s) {SW}
Ex: I was so afraid that my hand would just reach out and go back to my old way(s).
pick up an old habit
